[Javascript] object that floats over frames

[Dan Costea]

MessagePeter,
that sounds good. But I couldn't insert an iframe in the top, and make it float over 2 other frames... Maybe you can give me a hint, plese (a frameset structure with an iframe that can float over it's siblings...)
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Peter Brunone 
  To: '[JavaScript List]' 
  Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 6:52 PM
  Subject: RE: [Javascript] object that floats over frames


  Dan,

      What about an iframe in the parent page?  You can move them, change their z-index, and basically do just about anything.  It can't move outside the window, but it might be able to transcend its brother frames.

  -Peter
    -----Original Message-----
    From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu] On Behalf Of Dan Costea
    Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 10:35 AM
    To: [JavaScript List]
    Subject: Re: [Javascript] object that floats over frames


    What I want to do is to display a logo in the up-left corner of the pages. The pages are already created, and it is possible that the up-left corner is splited in 2 frames (with frameborder="no") and in these cases the logo have to float over 2 frames.

    I don't want to use a popup object because I have my own context menu (at right click) that is created with window.createPopup(), so, when I'll open the context menu the logo will be closed.

    I considered to use showModelessDialog, but the problem in this case is that I don't know how to get rid of the title bar and the window borders...

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: David Lovering 
      To: [JavaScript List] 
      Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 5:56 PM
      Subject: Re: [Javascript] object that floats over frames


      Has anyone considered launching a new window?  It will float over frames, (and can contain new ones if need be), and the layer control can put it anywhere in the stack that you need it.  Yes, it can be superseded by other layers (even pop-ups can be "invisibled"), but as long as focus is locked on it while its function remains current, and it is destroyed when that function no longer applies, you basicly have a super-delux pop-up.  All the windows/frames can communicate with the elements of all the others (even though the DOM tree can be pretty baroque), so there's no problem in exchanging data between them.

      I'm not sure I understand why this approach wasn't considered.

      [By "pop-up" I am assuming we are talking about the peculiar IE construct, and not just another slave window -- the same solution I am pushing].

      -- Dave Lovering
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Matt Barton 
        To: [JavaScript List] 
        Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 7:04 AM
        Subject: Re: [Javascript] object that floats over frames


        Hi Dan,

        I have had to find a solution to this too (this week in fact).  Unfortunately I found nothing apart from the popup object (i.e. document.createPopup()) that would float over frames.  I didn't want to use the popup object either, but with a fair bit of experimentation I have found it to be very useful, and fits my application perfectly (also IE6/Win intranet app).

        If you want any hints with using the popup object then don't be afraid to ask :)

        Matt
          ----- Original Message ----- 
          From: Dan Costea 
          To: [JavaScript List] 
          Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 12:31 PM
          Subject: [Javascript] object that floats over frames


              Hi!

          I work with IE6 (an intranet applicaiton). I need an object that can float over frames, like a popup object (but not this object). For example, I have an HTML page with frames and I need an object that will stay visible at a certain position (for example, exactly in the middle of the page, no metter that at this area is splitted by frames). Do you know if such object exists in IE? If yes, what is it?

          Thanks,
          Dan Costea.


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